Swinging sign



9, 1940. c. w. GLASGOW r 2,186,241

SWINGING SIGN I Filed April 16, 1938 v 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. CHESTER 14/ GLA-scow ATTORNEY .5

Jan. 9, 1940- C. w. GLASGOW 2,186,241

SWINGING SIGN Filed April 1a, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 67155751? h/ GLAscow BY ,W/ZLW ATTORNEYS.

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, patented jam 9 I I 1 i 2,l86,2 4 1" J f p SWINGING'SIGNWY forester w. unseat, Detroit, Mich assignor by-f dirctand .mes'ne assignments. onei-halfto 'Mar'garet'Esther Glasgom'zand one-halite Arthur F.*.lackson',;bothyoi DetroikMich. e

Application Ap l 16, 1938; SerialNo. 202,403" 3 4 Claims. (ClI 248-f-289) I p v Myv invention relates "to swingably; supported to permit the vehicle-to pass but .will return to detachablesigns or .the like. It is illustrated as its-original position upon thegdiscontinuance' oi embodied. in astreetmarkingsign'or trailic sign. the blow thatprodu ed the .swinging movement. An-...object is to providelan improved type .of It.comprises,ahrackethavi-ng a back portion fill :5 sign or other structureof the character described and upper (and .lower. iendportions l2 and I4 6 which so supported that it struck from either respectively. The bracket ,-may gbe secured to a side-it. will. swing freely out .of the way but it postor wall .by :screws lfi ,asshojwn in Fig. l; will thereafterreturnautomatically to its origi- :Numeral; l8 zindicates ja.tra fficsign panel havnal positionp 'I'he-lsupportqfor the sign. is such ing a; pivot rod-20 secured spacedfrom-one'ehd 1 that the sign iselevatedas it'swingsin response thereof :by portionsflzrfj Opposite ,ends of this 10 to a-blow and fallsiof-its own weight afterthe rodmZfl constitutepivots -,and.,: are; receivable force: of theblow has ceased toreturn :it: to its ,thrbughpivotapertures provided in the end pore original position, .andxathe construction is such 'tions l2 andMzof:thefjbracketwasshown. .The that .the cooperating. parts which insurexthis loweraendiof the rod vmayJoe.pro idl dwith a 1 iunctioningare protected from the. weather and premovablecotteripin 24.1, v V

thearrangement permits of ready assembly and There isprovided anelementifi which is cylindisassembly.

s jdrical-in shape andisurmountstheillpper end-l2 My improved sign is characterized as simple, oi the jbracketzasshownin Figs. 2;and.3 and which inexpensive, I and of sturdywconstruction- The is cutaway .atZBIzto provide a circular cam track- 0 working'rparts are protected from .the weather. 'waybrinclined.trackleadin ifrorri lowypoint It readily removableror repair. orrepainting, adjacent :the outerextiremity .of thezend l2 of yet it is secure againstaccidental detachment. thei'bracket upwardly and rearwardly, on both This construction represents .an improvement sides'toward the plane of the bracket back as upon the construction shown in :my .PatentNo. shown in Figs. 2. 3, 4, 5 and ,6, I

26 2,147,890, dated February. 2'1,.1939.. J Y pivot rod-.210 is iprovidedadjacent-to its .iotherobjects, advantages .andmeritoriousfeaupper endfwith .a. supportingpin' 3.9 projecting tures of myxinvention will more fully appear from radially'thereirom to overhang the inclined track theiollowing description, appended .;claims,- and 28 as illustrated.,;ln,;Figs., 2, 3 and 4 this pin is accompanyingdrawings, whereinzl. sh0wn. .as1removablea;;The pin isshownwat the a 30 -'-"Figure l..is anelevation partly broken away of a lowermost poi-ntronsaidtrack .i-nthe, solid line 30 structure embodying mycinvention;v illustration of Fig.2 andiat ahigh point 'on said Fig. 2 is an elevation enlarged and partly-in trackwingthexdotted"illustration .of such figure. section. of the supporting part of the structure Theparrangementiis such'thatgthe sign projects shown in Fig. l, Y directly outwardly away'fromthe bracket when Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview through the the pin s a t e low DOSitiOh as Shown in 2 35 construction shown in Fig. 1 and being partly and when the sign is swung to either side the pin in elevation, rides over the track to the high position, from Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on which posi n the n Will immediately return line 44 of Fig. 3, to the position of Fig. 2 upon releaseofthe force 40 Fig. 5 is an elevation partly broken awayof a, which has moved it to one side. 40 I modified structure embodying our invention, There is provided a cylindrical conical pro Fig. 6 is an elevation partly in section'of the tectivecap 32 which isfreely receivable over the supporting part of thestructure shown in Fig; 5 cylindrical track element 26 as shown in F gs; 2, taken at an angle or90 to the view of Fig. 1, 3, 5 and 6. This c p shapeden protects- Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view partly in the track a t e S d g p n from the weather 45 plan through the construction shownin Fig, 5, so that these parts will not become foul and im-' Fig. 8 is a perspective looking into the interior D e r y functioning of vthe v ej I of the protective cap or cover, and The enclosure performs another purpose in the Fig. 9 is a plan of the upper endof th sup-. construction of Figs.,2 to 4 in that there the pin porting bracket. 30 is made removable as this is necessary to per- 50 The invention is illustrated as embodied in a mit disassembly of the structure and the cap street or traffic sign which is supported to swing e pr v t the p m Coming Out. The D V in opposite directions- It is so supported. for might be removable by being threaded intoposiswinging movement that if it is struck by a passtion or it mightbe merely a sliding fit. In the. ing truck or the like it will swing out of the way removal of the sign the cap 32 is first removed. 55

, is lifted from the lower bracket. The pin 30 is i now withdrawn and then the pivot rod may be lowered until the upper pivot end is withdrawn downwardly from the upper bracket. The cap is here shown as having. merely. a pressed fit over the track element though it might be locked in place if desired.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 5 to 9, in-.,

clusive, the inclined track is cut outat 34 as is the end portion l2 of the bracket immediately therebelow to pass the supporting pin 30 of the sign as hereinafter descrikn'e'd.

In this embodiment thelcap"is",provided with an internal lug 36 of a size to be received within the cut out 34 of .theinclined track 28 and support I2.

point of the track and supports the pin when thesign is at rest. In the removal of the sign the cap 32 is first removed. To accomplish this the sign is swung to'one side so that the pin 30 does notseat upon lug.36. After the cap has been removed the pivot rod may be dropped with the pin 30 passing through the cut out 34 until the upper pivot end is free from the bracket. This construction is not provided with the cotter pin 34 but the rod 20 is provided with a bead 2i encircling the rod spaced below the part 3i] such a distance as to serve as a stop to elevation of the rod suificient to dislodge the cap. i

In the construction shownthe cap 32 has merely a pressed fit over the track element 26 though some type of lock might be provided but in the embodiment of Figs. 5 to 9, inclusive, the cap is held in place by the weight of the sign panelthrough the pin-Bll-resting upon lug 3B and accidental detachment of the cap'is therefore prevented. The sign must be swung to one side in this construction to permit removal of the cap.

What I claim isr 1. A sign structure comprising, in combination, a bracket provided with a'pivot receiving aperture and having an inclined track portion encircling the same, a sign provided-with a pivot received within said aperture and provided with a supporting part slidable oversaid'inclined track to support the sign, said track having a cut out to permit movement of said supporting part therethrough,'and a cap surmounting and en- The top edge of this-lugdiscurved to correspond with the curvature of thetrack as shown particularly in Fig. 6. It forms the low rod secured spaced from one end of the panel,

upper and lower ends of the rod received within said pivot apertures, said bracket having a cam trackway extending about the upper pivot aperture, said pivot rod provided with a supporting pin overhanging said track and adapted to ride thereover, acap surrounding said track surmounting the upper end of the pivot rod, said track havi a cut out adapted to pass the supporting pin therethrough in the removal of the sign, and means removably receivable within said out out forming a continuation of the track.

3. In a construction of the class described, a bracket element having a back provided with angularly extending .upper and lowerend portions provided with alignedpivot apertures, a circular cam trackway seated upon the upper end portion of the bracket element and having a pivot aperture aligned with the aperture of said end portion, a sign panel provided with upper and lower pivots receivable within said upper and lower pivot apertures,"a hollow cap open, at. the, bottom removably received overflsaid cam trackway surroundingits pivot aperture and surmounting the endof the pivot element received therein, and a supporting pin carried by said upper pivotand slidable over said trackway upon rotation of the pivot, said. upper end of the bracket element closing the open end of the cap below said track.

4. In a construction of the class described, a bracket element having a backprovided with offset aligned upperandlower end portions provided with pivot apertures, acircular cam trackway supported upon said, upper end portion of the bracket surrounding its pivot aperture, a sign panel having upper and lower pivots receivablewithin the upper and lower pivot apertures of said end portions, a hollow cap open at the bottom removably received over said cam trackway surrounding its pivot aperture and surmounting theend of the pivot element received therein, and a supporting pin removably carried by the upper pivot and slidable over said trackway upon rotation of the pivot element.

CHESTER W. GLASGOW. 

